Schwabische Huttenwerke Gmbh

Gunther Schwarz

Horst Metzler

Manfred Heinritz

Rainhard Laag

A metallic cast material for friction bodies in acceleration or deceleration devices, particularly in the brake or clutch systems of road or rail vehicles, is produced from the iron/aluminum/carbon tertiary group so that the material is largely in the intermetallic phase having an ordered crystal lattice structure, and free carbon in lamellar, sphoroidal or vermicular form is present therein. The proportion of aluminum in the alloy is between 20 and 28% by weight, preferably 24% by weight. The material may be melted and cast open to the air. Solid or internally ventilated brake discs are mentioned as appropriate friction bodies. The friction bodies are lighter, more resistant to corrosion and wear, have a higher alternate bending fatigue strength and are at least as easily workable as previously known friction bodies made from ferrous materials.

Composite material with a high proportion of intermetallic phases, preferably for friction bodies

A brake disk for motor vehicle disk brakes, comprising a disk rim with at least one friction ring, and an inner cup on which the disk rim is fastened. The disk rim and the inner cup consist of cast materials. In order that the inner cup and the disk rim can be produced more simply and correspond better to the different thermal and mechanical stresses, the inner cup preferably consists of a material of high tensil strength than the material of the disk rim. The disk rim is fastened to the cup by means of ribs provided on the inner cup, the material of the disk rim positively clasping the ribs in a radial direction during casting.

Brake disk for disk brakes

A pig iron for the manufacture of brake bodies, specially ventilated brake discs, which poured in cast-iron molds has a tensile strength of at least 250 N/mm.sup.2 and consisting essentially of:

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